Hamerow, H., Ferguson, C. and Naylor, J. (2013). The Origins of Wessex Pilot Project. Oxoniensia. Vol 78, pp. 49-70.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
The Origins of Wessex Pilot Project | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Oxoniensia | |||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Oxoniensia | |||
Volume Volume number and part |
78 | |||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
49 - 70 | |||
Biblio Note This is a Bibliographic record only. |
Please note that this is a bibliographic record only, as originally entered into the BIAB database. The ADS have no files for download, and unfortunately cannot advise further on where to access hard copy or digital versions. | |||
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book |
Journal | |||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
This paper presents the results of a pilot project investigating the potential of archaeological sites and finds to reveal how the Gewisse '“ the progenitors of the West Saxons '“ emerged to form the first post-Roman polity in the upper Thames valley. Digital mapping of Portable Antiquities and other data has revealed new 'hot spots' of activity dating to the period between 400 and 750, as well as gaps in the distribution of early Anglo-Saxon material culture that could point to a British presence. The distributions of certain categories of object, such as imports and precious metals, hint at the existence of a distinct 'riverine' cultural zone with links to east Kent. New possibilities for understanding the formation of fifth-century identities and calibrating fifth-century chronology are explored, as is the evidence for the emergence in the late sixth to mid seventh century of great hall complexes, notably at Sutton Courtenay and Long Wittenham, for which new evidence is presented. The potential for identifying minor routeways and understanding how these may have conditioned the location of settlement in the region is also considered. | |||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2013 | |||
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. |
|
|||
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. |
BIAB
(biab_online)
|
|||
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
02 Jul 2014 |
